Pictured:(right) Board member and MSBA Delegate for the Gasconade County R-I School Board, Ken Lerbs, accepts the award from Executive Director of MSBA Dr. Carter Ward. (Photo courtesy of Superintendent Chris Neale)

HERMANN, Mo. - The Gasconade County R-I School Board was one of Twenty-One Missouri School Board to receive the Missouri School Board Association’s Governance Team Award.

This prestigious award is based on those school boards’ outstanding commitment to ongoing professional development in areas such as student achievement, school law, finance, board operations, and contemporary issues in education.

The award also recognizes their commitment to regional and statewide leadership, to active participation in legislative advocacy for public schools, and to the successful implementation of education policy to improve their local school district.